All for the Environment: No More Plastic Waste in Our Communities
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye The April 15, 2015, Global Service Youth Day, we organized a day activity of collecting plastic waste surrounding Cabrousse, my site. For this, the youth of the Red Cross as well as those of the Scout Movement, Agora club, and the local municipality joined in their participation At […]
Move to Site!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Maroc Volunteer Ms. Hafsaa Ait Tabamoute The 10th of April was the day I moved to my site Tiwichi in M’Zouda commune, 75km from Marrakech city. After meeting with the authorities of the commune, I went with the treasurer of ‘’Al Farah’’ association, whose name is Mohamed Ait Hamou, who hosted me in […]
Embracing Humanity Through Volunteerism: My Journey in Kitui
Being a Volunteer is a profound experience that often defies easy definition. My journey as a Volunteer has been fueled by a passion for working with marginalized populations and a commitment to maintaining human dignity by alleviating poverty. This year, in August, I embarked on an incredible adventure by joining the CorpsAfrica/Kenya program as part […]
Transforming Rural Life: Lessons from Community Mapping in Rwanda
Written by Mr. Essaid Meria, a Moroccan Exchange Volunteer who served with CorpsAfrica/Rwanda. Strategies and programs aimed at achieving meaningful change in rural communities are often advocated by international organizations active in volunteerism. These organizations typically focus on training young people with university degrees in various disciplines. They organize multiple meetings to identify community priorities, […]
WHY BE A VOLUNTEER
Having followed CorpsAfrica/Kenya for a while on social media, I was deeply impressed by their impactful work in empowering communities and driving development through the active participation of youth. Their mission resonated strongly with me, as I have always believed in the power of service and the mantra of servant leadership. I vividly remember applying […]
Christmas I Never Anticipated
I had never imagined Christmas festivals away from my mother’s matrimony! The absence of familiar sights, football tournaments everywhere, and more importantly the sound of family laughter have left me with an unexpected void. But guess what? Here I am, with the great people of Imenti, a subtribe of the Meru ethnic group in Kenya. […]
CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer’s Menstrual Hygiene Project
The African Network of Southwest Florida highlighting CorpsAfrica/Malawi Volunteer Ireen’s project on menstrual hygiene. January 2019. (02:40)
Leadership Camp
The leadership camp we organized in Tadart was a far-fetched gathering of all high school students of the Azzaden Valley. Throughout the four days of the camp, participants built leadership skills through the direct skill transfer of the workshops and activities that comprised the camp. These included volunteerism, public speaking, self-confidence, leadership, goal setting, and […]
Rwanda, Ngororero District, Kageyo Sector, Kageshi Cell, Cyungo, Mukaka, Kariha Sites
Written by CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteers Mr. Jean Migambi and Mr. Alexandre Rurangwa Cyungo, Mukaka, and Kariha villages are remote areas in the Ngororero district where their populations’ daily activity is subsistence agriculture and to a small extent rearing of domestic animals like cows, pigs, goats, etc. This community lives below the poverty line and they don’t have […]
Cabrousse is Not So Far: New Home, New Family!
Written by CorpsAfrica/Senegal Volunteer Mr. Hameth Ndoye When I thought about going to my site in Cabrousse, Ziguinchor, I was afraid. I was afraid. I felt like I was lost because my friends, with whom I spent training and who became my family and shared my goals and dreams, were far among many others. However, […]